September 1997 Columns

Latest update: November 18, 1997.
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Fat City:
UW Researchers Created a Mouse that Can Eat Fat and Still Lose Weight
--But Can the Results Be Transferred to Humans?

Living in History:
The UW Opens Its First Campus in 102 Years as UW Tacoma
Transforms the City's Historic Warehouse District.

All the King's Sons:
Columns did not acquire the electronic rights to this article about
UW Alumnus Kent Weeks and the discovery of the KV5 tomb in Egypt, perhaps
the most important discovery since King Tut's tomb was opened in 1922.
However, you can visit the Theban Mapping Project, Kent Weeks's website describing recent activity at the KV5 site.

Departments

Letters to the Editor:
Pro Sports and the Economy, Puyallup Fair and the Flag, Natural Diversity,
Imagination Complications, the UW Mascot, and other topics.

On and Off the Ave:
Commencement Surprises, George Washington Meets Darth Vader,
Montlake Parking and a quote from Tom Foley.